| Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) is
a two-year comprehensive community college offering college-transfer,
occupational-technical programs, and non-credit continuing education
courses. NVCC has six campuses (Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun,
Manassas, Medical
Education, and Woodbridge) conveniently located
throughout Northern Virginia, and an Extended
Learning Institute (ELI) offering distance learning courses.
The mission of NVCC is to respond to the educational
needs of its dynamic and diverse constituencies through an array
of comprehensive programs and services that facilitate learning
and workforce development in an environment of open access and
through lifelong educational opportunities
NVCC is a part of the Virginia
Community College System (VCCS) and is accredited by the
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia, 30033-4097,
telephone number 404-679-4501) to award associate degrees, and
certificates in selected occupational areas. It is the policy
of both Northern Virginia Community College and the Virginia
Community College System to maintain and promote equal employment
and educational opportunities without regard to race, color,
sex or age (except where sex or age is a bona fide occupational
qualification), religion, disability, national origin, marital
status, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation,
or other non-merit factors. Inquiries concerning affirmative
action and equal opportunity policies should be addressed to
the College’s director of Affirmative Action/Minority and
Legal Affairs, whose office is located in the Brault Building
at the Annandale Campus (703-323-3266).
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